Ducks vs. Blues NHL Predictions, Picks and Odds - April 3

Two Western Conference teams, at opposite ends of the standings, face one another on Friday, April 3 when the fourth-place Anaheim Ducks (41-29-5) host the 13th-place St. Louis Blues (31-31-12). The Blues are underdogs away from home, at +120, and the Ducks are -142.

Anaheim fell in a 4-3 defeat on the road its last time out on April 1 against the San Jose Sharks. Drew Helleson led the Ducks with two points (two assists).

St. Louis lost 2-1 in overtime on the road against the Los Angeles Kings in its last game on April 1. The Blues got one point apiece out of three players in that matchup, including Philip Broberg (one assist) and Robert Thomas (one goal).

As hockey action continues, prepare for the matchup by checking out which team we project to capture the win in Friday's game.

Ducks vs. Blues Predictions & Pick

Ahead of the upcoming game between the Anaheim Ducks and St. Louis Blues, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, per Dunkel Index.

• Prediction: Blues 4 - Ducks 3
• Pick OU: Over 6.5 (Dunkel projecting 7.07 goals)
  

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Ducks vs. Blues Moneylines

Snag a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Ducks-Blues matchup.

• Favorite: Ducks (-142)
• Underdog: Blues (+120)

Ducks Betting Insights

• In the 24 times this season the Ducks have been favored on the moneyline, they have gone 14-10 in those games.
• Anaheim is 5-7 when it has played with moneyline odds of -142 or shorter (41.7% win percentage).
• The Ducks' implied moneyline win probability is 58.7% in this contest.
• In 44 games this season, Anaheim and its opponent have combined for more than 6.5 goals.

Blues Betting Insights

• This season the Blues have been an underdog 47 times, and won 24, or 51.1%, of those games.
• St. Louis is 15-15 this season when entering a game as an underdog by +120 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win by the Blues, based on the moneyline, is 45.5%.
• St. Louis and its opponent have combined to score over 6.5 goals in 28 of 73 games this season.

Ducks Key Stats

• Anaheim's 244 total goals (3.2 per game) rank 11th in the league.
• The Ducks have allowed 260 total goals (3.5 per game), ranking 29th in league play in goals against.
• Its -16 goal differential ranks 19th in the league.
• The 43 power-play goals the Ducks have recorded this season rank 19th in the NHL (on 238 power-play chances).
• Anaheim's 18.07% power-play conversion rate ranks 23rd in the league.
• The Ducks have scored eight shorthanded goals this season.
• Anaheim kills 77.78% of opponent power plays, the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• Anaheim has the 26th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 47.6%.
• The Ducks connect on 10.7% of their shots (20th in the league).

Blues Key Stats

• With 195 goals (2.6 per game), St. Louis has the NHL's 29th-ranked offense.
• The Blues give up 3.1 goals per game (230 in total), 15th in the NHL.
• Its -35 goal differential ranks 29th in the league.
• The Blues have 33 power-play goals (on 191 chances), 31st in the NHL.
• St. Louis scores on 17.28% of its power plays, No. 29 in the NHL.
• The Blues have six shorthanded goals (11th in league).
• The 75.12% penalty-kill percentage of St. Louis is 29th in the NHL.
• St. Louis is 19th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.4%).
• With a shooting percentage of 10.5%, the Blues are 23rd in the league.